Example 1: Cowley County’s Data Walk: Mobilizing Community Members to Improve Health
Improving health and well-being is a top priority for communities across Kansas. One innovative example of how Kansas counties can mobilize community members to improve health comes from Cowley County.
On November 29, 2022, Legacy, A Regional Community Foundation in Cowley County, in collaboration with RISE Cowley and USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative, hosted an innovative and groundbreaking Data Walk event to engage community partners, including frontline service providers, nonprofit directors, city/county/state officials, school district officials, private philanthropies and passionate community leaders, in a meaningful conversation about improving the health of children in their community.
Documents & Downloads
- CHILDCARE Childcare Access(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- DEMOGRAPHICS Spotlight on Diversity(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- EDUCATION Funding Adequacy(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- EDUCATION Graduation Gap(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- EDUCATION Mathematics(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- EDUCATION Reading(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- EDUCATION Student Needs(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- HOUSING Housing Affordability(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- HOUSING Lead Exposure(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- HUNGER Childhood Food Insecurity(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- MENTAL HEALTH Depression(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- MENTAL HEALTH Suicide(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- POVERTY Children in Poverty(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- POVERTY Racial Disparities(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- SOCIAL DEPRIVATION Concentrated Disadvantage(opens in new tab),file type application/pdf
- VAPING_E-CIGS Youth Vaping
Example 2: Lead poisoning and children fact sheet
Lead Poisoning: Could It Happen to Your Child? Facts from the Dash County Extension Service
What is lead? Lead is a natural metal. Historically, lead was used as a pigment in house paint , an additive to gasoline, and as a pesticide. Now lead is used in certain types of batteries, fishing weights, marine paint, bullets, and in the making of some plastics. What are the effects of lead poisoning? Young children are most vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead. Long-term exposure to even low levels of lead can cause irreversible learning difficulties, mental retardation, and delayed neurological and physical development. What are the symptoms of lead poisoning? Early symptoms of poisoning may include loss of appetite, fatigue, irritability, anemia, and abdominal pain. Because of the general nature of symptoms at this stage, lead poisoning is often not suspected. How can you protect your child from lead poisoning?
Where is lead found?
Where can I get more information? For local information, call the Dash County Extension Service at 555-0987 For general information call the National Lead Information Center 1-800-LEAD-FYI Information provided by the National Lead Information Center. |
Example 3: Drug Free Workplace Fact Sheets
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has several good examples of how to do a series of fact sheets on different related topics and aimed at different types of audiences. The Workplace Toolkit contains several fact sheets for employees (with such topics as "Components of a Drug-Free Workplace" and "Why You Should Care About Having A Drug-Free Workplace"), and fact sheets for employers (such as "Developing a Drug-Free Workplace Policy" to "Informing and Educating Your Employees").
Example 4: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry "Facts for Families" series
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry developed this series of fact sheets to educate parents and families about psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. This page lists 64 different fact sheets on topics ranging from autism, depression, sexual orientation, panic disorder, bedwetting, eating disorders, and teen suicide to children's psychological reactions to such things as divorce, death, television violence, and day care.
Example 5: National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless provides a variety of fact sheets on different issues regarding homelessness. Topics range from basic facts, self-help programs available, crimes and violence against the homeless, health care, mental illness, education for the homeless, and lesson plans, among others.